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WHEELED PLow.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. I6. 1926. LSOSAZ?. Patented May 13, 19191;

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. N BENJAMIN B. WALLACE, 0F POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO MOLINEPLOW'` COMPANY, A CORPORATION ILLINOIS. I

WHEELED PLow.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 13, 1919.

@riginal application filed February 12, 1915, Serial No. 7,669. Dividedand this application led August 16,

ITo all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN WAL- uLACE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Poughkeepsie, in the county ofground wheels and carryingplow beams suspended from the frame by swinging bails, which barils areadjustable up and down to raise and lower the plows respectively out ofand into action. j

rllhe invention consists in improved means for connecting the plow beamsto the bails two-way plow it is not confined in its appliin order toadmit of various adjustments of the beams thereon, which improved meanswill be fully described in the specification to follow and the novelparts of which will be defined in the claim.

In the. accompanying drawings while my improvements are shown Vasembodied in a cation to such plow but is applicable' to other forms ofplows and wherever the adjustment of the beams relative to thesupporting parts is desirable.4

1n the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a rear elevation of a plow, with certain parts in section,lshowing my invention embodied therein.

Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation on an enlarged scale ofthe beamconnecting means.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the parts shown in Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings:

1 indicates the frame of the machine supported at opposite sides byground wheels 2, 2 and giving support to two fore and aft extending plowbeams 3, 3 equipped with moldboard plows d which point in the samedirection but tace respectively in opposite directions, this arrangementbeing characteristic oit two-way plows; The plow beams are connected inthe manner to be more fully described hereinafter, with swinging bails5, 5 com rising each an inner arm '6, an outer arm parallel therewith,

- and a horizontal transverse Anonnecting arm which latter is extendedat its outer end `191.6. Serial No. 115,130.

forwardly as at 9, and then transversely outwardly in the form lof awheel spindle 10 onlwhich the spindles of the two bails, the groundwheels 2, 2 are journaled. The upper ends of the inner arms 6 of thebails are 'journaled on a horizontal transverse pivot bolt 12 sustainedby an arm or bracket 13 depending from the center of the frame,

while the upper ends of the outer arms 7 one for each bail, so that onebeam and its .j

associated wheel may be raised and held raised as shown in Fig. 1 andthe other beam and its wheel lowered as usual in plows of this'type.

Each beam is connected with the hori- 'zontal arm ot its supporting bailin such manner that the beam may be adjusted on the arm transversely to'vary the distance between the plows, and may be adjusted also in ahorizontal plane about an upright axis to vary the inclination of theplows relative to the line oitravel.' These adjustments are provided forby means ofthe construction shown more particularly in Figs. 2 and 3,where it will be seen that the beam is clamped iirmly and Xedly betweenopposing longitudinally extending cheek plates 17, 17 by means oftransverse bolts 18 eX- tending through the plates and beam. The Icheekplates are each formed in two sections, an upper section 17c carryingthe vertical cheek 'plates proper, and a lower section 17 d.

The lower sections are provided in their lower edges respectively, withtransversely i extending sockets which receive a bearing sleeve 19 onthe arm 8 of the bail. rlhe cheek platesA are fastened to the sleeve bymeans of fastening bolts 17" which extend upwardly through the capplates 17a, the lower sections of the cheek plates, and through arcuateslots 17e in horizontal anges on the upper sections of the cheek plates,which flanges are flat on their under sides and are seated on the flatupperends of the lower Sections of the cheek plates.

`These bolts thusv serve to secure the cap result being that the beamclamped between.

the upper sections of the cheek plates, may be adjusted in a horizontalplane on the lower sections of the cheek plates about said common axis,and may be held iixedly in its adjusted position by tightening up thefastening bolts. By this means the beams may be set at varying anglesrelatively to the bails in order to varythe inclination of the plows tothe line of travel; and also the beams may be adjusted to and from eachother along the bearing sleeves to vary the distance between the beams.-

In the foregoing construction and in the accompanying drawings I haveset forth my invention in the particular detailed form and constructionwhich I prefer to adopt. It will be manifest, however, that variouschanges may be made in the details without departingy from the limits ofthe invention;

v and it will be understood that the invention is not dimited t0 anyparticular` form or construction of the parts except in so far as suchlimitations are specified in the clann.

Having thus described my inventi0n,

beam, cheek plates applied to the opposite sides ofI the beam `andcomprising each an upper section having ahorizontal iiangc formed with@arcuate slots, and a fiat under side, and alower section with a fiatupper side seated against the under side of the flange, said lowersections of the cheek plates being formed with sockets in which thebearing sleeve iits, cap plates applied to the lower sections over thesockets to confine thc sleeve therein, and through bolts extendingthrough the cap plates, the lower sections of the cheek plates,and thearcuate slots in the upper sections, and serving to connect said parts'tiogether; whereby the beam may be adjusted *"'relatively to thesupporting arm aboutl ac vertical axis and may be adjusted alsolengthwise of said arm.

In testimony whereof, I have aiiixed my signature in presence of twoWitnesses.

BENJAMIN B. WALLACE. Vitnesses;

WM. J. Misurina, G. H. MIQHAELIS.

